Name: Pokemon Emerald Johto Edition
Remade by: riddley
Based on: Pokemon Emerald
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Description:
Pokemon Emerald Johto Edition is a GBA ROM Hack and based on Pokemon Emerald by riddley. It’s a QoL ROM Hack with all Kanto to Johto Pokemon. If you want to play Pokemon Emerald and catch Gen 1-2 Pokemon, you can play this game. It’s beta and playable in English. You can play Pokemon Emerald++ if you want.
This is an Emerald rom hack, where the original game’s Pokemon have been replaced with those from the Johto pokedex (with some modifications). The goal is to create a refreshed experience compared to the original Emerald game, while keeping the core experience of a mainline Gen 3 game. Kind of like a randomiser, but a little bit more thoughtful and cohesive.
The Hoenn Pokedex has been replaced by the Johto Pokedex. All Pokemon from the first 252 (i.e. Kanto to Johto, Bulbasaur to Celebi) will* be obtainable aside from Lugia, Ho-Oh, Mewtwo, Mew, and the regional legendary trios. Later generation evolutions are also available (e.g. Leafeon, Magnezone, Kleavor, etc).
Pokemon have been placed in habitats that make sense both flavour-wise and difficulty-wise. Trainer battles have also been updated to use Pokemon from Johto and Kanto. I have also tried to highlight and give players a chance to use Pokemon that often aren’t easily available in-game, and demote some Pokemon that are very common in other games. However, my first priority was always putting Pokemon into locations that made sense.
Kyogre, Groudon, Rayquaza, and the Regi-trio retain their place within the story (in the place of Lugia, Ho-Oh, Mewtwo, Mew, and the regional legendary trios).
Regional formes are available in the post-game.
* = Some evolution items are not yet obtainable within the game. I will amend this in a later patch.
Features
Full Pokemon replacement, with wild encounters and trainer battles updated
Full Day/Night system. Overworld visible day and night, with different encounters in each.
Physical/Special split
Fairy type
Updated damage calculations
HGSS-style Pokedex
Nature colors
Running indoors
…and much more
Many thanks to pret and everyone at RHH – working with this project was a dream!
While the updated battle engine has support for battle gimmicks (Mega-Evolution, Z-moves, Dynamax), these aren’t available within the game.
Bugs and known issues
Overworld still shows some Hoenn Pokemon
Some incorrect highlighting in the overworld at night
Some trainer intro text references Hoenn Pokemon
Nighttime effects don’t apply to the cable car cut-scene
This game is a GBA ROM Hack. It’s complete and playable in English.
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Gameplay:
Download:
Pokemon Emerald Johto Edition Beta v1 (Beta – Playable)